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Understanding 9/11A grand complication : the race to build the world's most legendary watch
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viii, 343 p., [8] p. of plates : 24 cm
"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--
Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-330) and index
Lot 7 -- The first tick -- A shining light -- Esse Quam Videri -- Mr. Packard's horseless carriage -- Ask the man who owns one -- Eagle Island -- The collector -- Acceleration -- Vallee de joux -- A gentleman's war -- Time stop -- The final windup -- Game over -- Across the sea -- The James W. Packard Collection of Unusual and Complicated Watches -- A supercomplication -- Age of quartz -- Collecting time -- Back in time -- The comeback -- The final gavel
"The race between two ambitious, complicated men in the early 1900s to create the most extravagant, complicated timepiece ever"--
Includes bibliographical references (p. 328-330) and index
Lot 7 -- The first tick -- A shining light -- Esse Quam Videri -- Mr. Packard's horseless carriage -- Ask the man who owns one -- Eagle Island -- The collector -- Acceleration -- Vallee de joux -- A gentleman's war -- Time stop -- The final windup -- Game over -- Across the sea -- The James W. Packard Collection of Unusual and Complicated Watches -- A supercomplication -- Age of quartz -- Collecting time -- Back in time -- The comeback -- The final gavel
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